German teenager thrown into witches’ cauldron

An 18-year-old woman suffered serious burns onlooker at a carnival celebration in the south-western German town of Eppingen threw her into a witches’ cauldron at the weekend, a police spokesman said on Monday.

The police said: “the woman landed up to her knees in hot water during the incident on Saturday.

“Her legs were badly scalded and she was taken to a specialist clinic for treatment.’’

Police said that they were investigating six people for causing serious bodily harm and failure to assist a person in danger; meanwhile, they do not yet know who threw her into the cauldron

The cauldron full of scalding hot water was bubbling away over an open fire on a cart that was being pulled by several people.

“They did not stop to help her after the incident,’’ the police stressed.

Police said they would also look into whether the open fire should have been permitted in the first place.

Some 2,000 revellers had dressed as witches for an annual “witches’ procession’’ organised by a local club as part of the regional Fasnet carnival tradition.

Dating back to the 13th century, Fasnet focuses on witches and devils in elaborate costumes, often with ghoulish, hand-carved wooden masks.

Eppingen’s witches’ club, Hexenzunft Eppingen, has been organising its own annual processions since 2003.

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